2014 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA250 Complaints

WHEN L DRIVE, SUDENTLY THE PRE SAFE MALFUNCTION ESP COME UP IN MY DASH, AND L LOST MY ACCELERATION IMMEDIATLY L PULL MY CAR OVER THE SIDEWALK.UNTIL NOW L STILL GET THE SAME PROBLEM. I WENT TO 3 MECANIC SHOP, THEY CAN NOT DO NOTHING. ITS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE A CAR LIKE THAT.

EARLY AFTERNOON WHILE JUST DRIVING OFF AN EXIT IN TN. MY SUNROOF EXPLODED CAUSING SHARDS OF GLASS TO FLY INTO MY CAR. I HAD MINOR CUTS ON MY LOWER BACK AND ARM FROM THE GLASS COVERING ME WHILE DRIVING. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER TO ASSESS WHAT HAPPEN BECAUSE MY INITIAL THOUGHT WAS THAT SOMEONE WAS SHOOTING AT ME. THE DEALERSHIP IS NOT CLAIMING ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECT . THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS AROUND SO THE DAMAGED COULD NOT HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A ROCK OR FALLING OBJECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA250. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE SUN ROOF EXPLODED. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF BREAKAGE FROM THE OUTSIDE AND NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MERCEDES-BENZ OF NEW ORLEANS (3727 VETERANS BLVD, METAIRIE, LA 70002, (504) 456-3727), BUT COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000. *TT *TR

PURCHASED MY NEW CLA250 IN SEPTEMBER 2014. IN AUGUST OF 2015 MY CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING WHILE DRIVING 65MPH ON THE NJ GARDEN STATE PARKWAY!. THE PRE-SAFE WARNING WAS PRESENT ON MY DASHBOARD. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR CATASTROPHE KILLING ME AND OTHERS. I RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND DROVE TO MY DESTINATION MAKING SURE I STAYED IN THE RIGHT LANE ON THE PARKWAY. IT FAILED 2 MORE TIMES WHILE NOT ON THE HIGHWAY BUT STILL A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TOOK THE CAR (WHICH HAD 16,000 MILES) TO A MERCEDES DEALERSHIP WHEN I RETURNED AND THEY PERFORMED A SERIES OF TESTS. THEY FOUND A PRODUCT TECHNICAL SUPPORT SYSTEM UPDATE WHICH INVOLVED UPDATING THE SOFTWARE. THE FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR AGAIN UNTIL NOV. 2017. I ALMOST GOT HIT BY A BUS IN PHILADELPHIA WHEN MY CAR DECIDED TO STOP ACCELERATING. FINALLY, DRIVING TO THE AIRPORT DOING 70MPH THE CAR AGAIN DISPLAYED THE PRE-SAFE WARNING AND RAPIDLY SLOWED DOWN ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH ON I-78 IN NJ. TOOK THE CAR TO A MERCEDES DEALERSHIP NEAR ME AND THEY SAID SINCE THE CAR IS 2,000 MILES BEYOND THE 50,000 MILE WARRANTY IT'S NOT COVERED. THEY ARE REPLACING A SERIES OF PARTS THAT WILL COST ME OVER $4,000 TO REPAIR! THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THIS WILL EVEN FIX THE PROBLEM. IS MERCEDES WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO DIE BEFORE THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THIS CAR HAS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM? I HAVE TO WONDER IF THERE HAS BEEN ANY CRASHES INVOLVING THIS CAR AND NOBODY SURVIVED TO DETAIL WHAT WAS HAPPENING! THE 2014 CLA IS NOT SAFE AND MERCEDES DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE CONCERNED.

THE STABILITY LIGHT CAME ON, AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO PULL AWAY. ONCE MOVING A BIT THE CAR THEN WENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA250. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN IN INCLEMENT WEATHER BECAUSE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE AS INTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MERCEDES-BENZ OF DELRAY (LOCATED AT 1001 LINTON BLVD, DELRAY BEACH, FL 33444, (561) 291-6095) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE WINDSHIELD AND WIPER BLADES WERE REPLACED, AND THE WINDSHIELD WAS BUFFED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THREE SEPARATE UNKNOWN DEALERS A TOTAL OF 27 TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TIRES LOSE AIR ALL DURING THESE 3 YRS THAT I HAD THIS CAR LEASE, ALWAYS AT THE DEALER, I'M AFRAID FOR MY SAFETY DUE TO THE IMBALANCED TIRE PRESSURE. CAN'T MAKE PLANS TO DRIVE IT FAR, AFRAID TIRES MIGHT CAUSE ME TO LOSE CONTROL AND CREATE AN ACCIDENT!! MANY TIMES I CAN'T GO RIGHT AWAY, BECAUSE IT TAKES TIME OUT OF MY LIFE.... I WORK 12 HOUR DAYS, I BOUGHT THIS LUXURY CAR FOR ITS NAME AND ITS RELIABLE , ACTUALLY IT'S THE OPPOSITE BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO FIX IT!!! FRUSTRATED!!

YESTERDAY I WAS TRAVELLING BACK HOME FROM OFFICE IN THE EVENING ON HIGHWAY, AND SUDDENLY MY CLA250 STARTED SHOWING MESSAGE ON CONSOLE SAYING "PRE SAFE FEATURES LIMITED - SEE OPERATORS MANUAL' AND "VEHICLE INOPERATIVE - SEE OPERATORS MANUAL" AND LOST ITS THROTTLE, I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE, FROM 50MPH I CAME DOWN TO 20MPH WITHIN SECONDS AND IT WAS VERY SCARY AS THERE WERE VEHICLES BEHIND ME THINKING WHAT I WAS UPTO. I IMMEDIATELY SWITCHED ON FLASHERS AND TRIED MY BEST TO PULL IT BACK TO SMALL SPACE BETWEEN DIVIDER AND EXIT, THERE WAS NO PROPER SHOULDER SPACE SO GOT SOME SCRATCHES ON MY CAR. I HAD PURCHASED THIS CAR FROM DEALER AS CERTIFIED PREOWNED VEHICLE JUST TWO MONTHS AGO, AND THIS WAS FIRST TIME I WAS IN SUCH PATHETIC SITUATION. I CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANT AND THEY WERE READY TO SEND TOWING TRUCK, MEANWHILE I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED IT AND ALL THE MESSAGES DISAPPEARED AND EVERYTHING LOOKED OKAY. I MADE A DECISION TO GO BACK HOME, AS IF MY CAR WERE TO BE TOWED LATE IN THE EVENING , I WOULDN'T GET CAR BACK THE SAME DAY,AND SERVICE CENTER IS LIKE 30 MILES AWAY AND THERE IS NOBODY TO DROP ME BACK HOME. SO I DECIDED TO TAKE IT HOME AND CANCEL TOWING TRUCK CALL. CAR MOVED FINE FROM THEN ON. TODAY I CAME TO OFFICE IN CAR FEARING WHEN IT WOULD STOP AGAIN. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WHAT THEY SAID WAS "OH DON'T WORRY, THAT MUST BE SOME SOFTWARE GLITCH ON PRE SAFE CONDITION, IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN BRING IT TO DEALERSHIP!!" . SO LITERALLY I NEED TO PUT MY LIFE AND OTHER DRIVERS LIFE AT RISK TO WAIT AND SEE IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. I LIKE MY CAR, BUT DEFINITELY I DON'T WANT TO DIE IN IT, NEITHER I WANT TO HURT SOMEONE ELSE DUE TO THIS SO CALLED SOFTWARE GLITCH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA250. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 68 MPH, THE PANORAMIC SUN ROOF SHATTERED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 06/08/17*LJ *CN

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS,IN THE RAIN UNDER ACCELERATION;THE CAR GOES INTO LIMP MODE-CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND YOU HAVE NO POWER TO GET OUT OF TRAFFICS WAY. ALL BUT ONE CASE,THE CAR RETURNED TO NORMAL AFTER A SHUT DOWN AND RESTART. IN ONE INSTANCE,THE CHECK ENGINE STAYED ON. WHEN A DEALER INSPECTED THE CAR THEY FOUND NO CAUSE -(CODE SAID ENGINE MISFIRE )-THE LIGHT WAS RESET-SINCE THAT DEC.2016 DEALER VISIT THE PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TWICE LEAVING THE CAR TO LOSE POWER WHILE IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. A RECENT DEALER VISIT (NO ENGINE LIGHT ON ) RESULTED IN THEIR FINDING NO ISSUE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS,AND NOT WITHOUT MANY OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINT. LIVES ARE IN THE BALANCE HERE-WE NEED GOVERNMENT OVERSITE-PLEASE!